# Create Larger Segment

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/create-larger-segment/37726>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** segmentation\
**Created:** [August 6, 2024, 12:37pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/create-larger-segment/37726 "2024-08-06T12:37:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Chuns\_SS](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/chuns_ss/32/10007_2.png) [@Chuns\_SS](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Chuns_SS)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 12:37pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/create-larger-segment/37726/1 "2024-08-06T12:37:20Z")

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Hello, is there a way to create a bigger segment off the one you created. For example I would like to create a new segment of a kidney that is exactly 1cm larger than in all dimensions

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**Author:** ![pieper](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/pieper/32/8_2.png) [@pieper](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/pieper)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 12:42pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/create-larger-segment/37726/2 "2024-08-06T12:42:12Z")

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Yes, use the margin effect in the segment editor.

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**Author:** ![Chuns\_SS](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/chuns_ss/32/10007_2.png) [@Chuns\_SS](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Chuns_SS)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 8:00pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/create-larger-segment/37726/3 "2024-08-06T20:00:21Z")

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I’ll try that Thanks!